CRIED OFF Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

cried off

verb

past tense of cry off

as in canceled

to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Broiling conditions have severely tested the continent’s infrastructure, with some trains delayed or cancelled as extreme temperatures risk warping the metal tracks.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
During his years in exile, Osip Mandelstam was denied the right to work for any publication or publishing house; translation jobs were cancelled, his writing went unpublished.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of canceled

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Bowles told the jury during trial that May would have never willingly abandoned her children.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
The series’ new iterations, starting with Fede Álvarez’s 2013 soft reboot Evil Dead, have largely abandoned its roots as horror-comedy in favor of orgiastic slaughter.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Definition of abandoned

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But before his performance was scrapped, Hagar gave fans a preview on social media.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
But Nixon scrapped those plans in place of federal funding for grassroots programming, Rymsza-Pawlowska said, which grew into forms of civic engagement still popular today.

— James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of scrapped

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In North Carolina, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant scores below 70%.

— Eva Flowe July 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
After this article was published, the Department of Homeland Security’s media office sent a statement listing the criminal histories of Morffi and Rodriguez and explaining that their green cards were revoked due to their crimes.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of revoked

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The launch came after multiple weather delays, as well as a software issue that aborted a Thursday launch attempt and was fixed with an update.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
An unpiloted test flight in December 2019 failed to reach the space station, aborted its mission, and came home early.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026

Definition of aborted

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The search was called off the morning of July 6, after a park ranger discovered a body near the island, later confirmed to be Wells through dental records.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
After nearly an hour, then-IDOC Director Josh Tewalt called off the execution.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026

Definition of called off

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Justices found Yoon violated Cabinet members’ deliberation rights, falsified and destroyed the martial law proclamation, and used security forces to obstruct his arrest before lawmakers swiftly repealed the decree.

— Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
However, the City Council at the time repealed the measure and called it unworkable.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Definition of repealed

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